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General Two Stroke Talk / Re: Helmut Clasen

« on: March 02, 2010, 04:46:10 PM »

Quote from: ford832 on March 02, 2010, 03:32:26 PM

Hi Helmut.Wasn't it you that had the pic of the orange KTM elephant?I've been hunting for it but can't seem to locate it.If it was you(and I'm not just dreaming it)could you post it up again please?Thanks,
Andrew

Who else would have it???

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General Two Stroke Talk / Re: Maybe I do want a four-stroke....

« on: March 02, 2010, 04:43:09 PM »

Quote from: SachsGS on March 02, 2010, 11:04:41 AM

The old two stroke Lawnboys were the best,flip 'em over,pull off the muffler and ram a drill through the exhaust ports - instant port job. Remove the govenor(I did'nt say that) and go mowing.You had to wear full protective gear and the mower would shoot rooster tails of grass 30 feet in the air.As for Sachs wankels,go to Youtube and listen to the Norton rotary racebikes (2 F & S wankels side by side),it will send chills up your spine.

At the ISDT 1976 in Austria I was able to testride one of the factory Wankel Hercules.
After that test ride I could not sleep anymore.
I wanted one so badly that I had paid (almost) any price for one.
The torque and power delivery on the rear wheel ask for 3 RIMLOCKS,or the tire would spin on the rim.
AWESON

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General Two Stroke Talk / Re: Maybe I do want a four-stroke....

« on: March 02, 2010, 07:18:53 AM »

Quote from: JETZcorp on February 27, 2010, 03:07:19 PM

My dad used to make lawnmowers out of old dirt bike engines. You could go through a field of really tall grass with one of those things running at full tilt and they'd just mow. Of course, this is one of those tall tales from before I was born, so who knows how much of that really happened, but it's an interesting concept. I'd love to have a 250cc two-stroke lawnmower. It'd be a lot better than that heavy, hard-starting 175cc four-stroke turd we have now.

As a former Hercules Sachs dealer I received from our Importer once a few WANKEL lawnmower engines.
I installed one on an old deck and holy cow did that thing mowe gras at any hights.
The torque of that Wankel cut anything in his way save small trees.

Two of this engines I sold to a high school teacher who installed them into his homebuild hangglider.
Yes,he is still alive.

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General Two Stroke Talk / Re: Message Board Rules

« on: March 02, 2010, 06:48:31 AM »

Quote from: John Nicholas on November 20, 2009, 01:26:24 PM

This is a grand experiment. Quite a few people have suggested that a forum be set up on this site, so here we go. Adventuring into the future.

One of the most important rules that MUST be adhered to is respect. You are free to disagree, to have your own opinion, but under no circumstances will any name calling or bullying be tolerated. Your post will be deleted, no questions asked.

This forum will be used to share news, ideas, thoughts, interesting tidbits and stories relating to two strokes.

Leave the political commentaries to the thousands of other sites out in cyberspace.

This message will change and be updated as the forum grows.

Enjoy your stay.

Hello John.
Question.
I try to install my own signatur picture but cant.I use the pic in other foren but here it will not be acceptet.
No it is not to big.Only 3.81 KB.
If I PN the pic to you,can you install it for me???

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For Sale / Two stroke VINTAGE new and used stuff for sale...

« on: March 02, 2010, 06:33:24 AM »

Going into total retirement,I have a lot of Vintage items from my dealer time leftover.
I created a picture album which shows and explains the items mostly with part numbers.
I will over time add more items to it,and take sold items out of the album.
Interestet people can e-mail me under : HECLA@SYMPATICO.CA
You will find the album by clicking on: http://picasaweb.google.com/vindurospeedy
It is the very FIRST album in the bunch of other photo alben in there.
Cheers...

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Vintage Two Strokes / Re: Can you name the bike??

« on: March 02, 2010, 05:46:35 AM »

Hello Mr.Sachs GS.
Do we know each other??
Your SACHS GS sounds familiaer....
Maybe from a other FORUM somewhere???
Anywhy,it seems to me that you know a little of the history from Sachs Hercules.
How did you come to the name Horst Kempter??
Are you living in Canada??
Have you met Horst once ??
Give me a bit of YOUR history.
Send me a few pictures of your SACHS baby.
Lets talk by knowing each other a bit more then SACHS GS.
Cheers...

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Technical / Re: Oil and ratios

« on: January 25, 2010, 07:22:10 AM »

Like I said before,,
It is just like religion.You never come to a 100 % conclusion.

Fact for me is:
Since the early 70s when MY oil came to Canada,I have used it in all my Vintage and Modern bikes at a mix rate of 100-1 in MX in HS in Enduros in ISDTs(and that is 6 days brutal on the engine) and never ever had a failure.Never a piston sizer,nothing.
That MORE OIL (look what Hydraulic is doing) show more power on a DYNO is well known.But DYNO and real life is a lot of difference.
Piston-Pistonring and modern cylinder material(plating etcetera)have reached a quality which gives factorys (like KTM) which are very carefull what they suggesting) a recommendet oil ratio from(always depend what oil) from up to 80 to 1.
I always tought my customers to mix what the bottle says.And have the carb jetted accordingly.After that,stick to the same brand of OIL and even Gasoline .
Otherwise,...whatever makes you happy.

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Vintage Two Strokes / Re: Can you name the bike??

« on: January 25, 2010, 06:20:34 AM »

Quote from: John Nicholas on January 25, 2010, 04:06:58 AM

WOW! Helmut is certainly expanding my education on many things......

Those Sachs shocks are really nice looking. Did you get a chance to race with them? How did they work?

As a Hercules Dealer in Canada ( 1976) we complained about the standard Marzocchi shocks on our new 7 speeder.
So SACHS send us the first Hydro Crosser over for testing and instantly we hat performance.
From that day on we did not even look at any other shocks to the day.
There is no Vintage bike in my possession withouth.
Two of them are lighter then ONE Single WP shock.And customers who rode my bikes could not believe how good they feel.
In one of our Enduros ,we Vintage riders started last.We cut up to late modern class riders and in a very long wupdido stretch I could pass a bunch of them.They spoke to me after the event and where impressed in what straight line I could ride trough the wups,when they had all hands full to keep there bikes under controll.

[IMG=http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/8589/1006167.jpg][/IMG]
The CAN-AM since yesterday.

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Photos & Videos / Re: Super Cross...tonight...

« on: January 25, 2010, 06:04:40 AM »

Quote from: John Nicholas on January 25, 2010, 04:01:55 AM

I watched the 450 main, it was very exciting! It was the first time in a very long time that you didn't know who was going to win. The battle between Dungey, Hill and Stewart was epic and kept you on the edge of your seat.

The only "problem" is that James is injured and was not in tip-top shape....

My hope is that when he is better that Dungey can still compete head-to-head with him.

Hmmm,...So I must have missed something.
Speed brought only a one hour(with 30 Minutes advertising) from the LIGHT SX,nothing else.

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Photos & Videos / Re: two stroke powered armchair! :D

« on: January 24, 2010, 02:49:25 PM »

Or this baby ....

or this one..

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Photos & Videos / Re: Super Cross...tonight...

« on: January 24, 2010, 02:46:13 PM »

Ha,You thought you could lure me in to watch the FILM???

No way Josee....

I can wait with a drink in my hand,and the comfort of my coutch...

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Vintage Two Strokes / Re: Can you name the bike??

« on: January 24, 2010, 02:31:01 PM »

Quote from: JETZcorp on January 24, 2010, 02:05:17 PM

Gotta love Willi Bauer. I've never really had any experience with Sachs, but I appreciate a good-looking bike. Interesting shocks there, too.

When Sachs realised that part of modification was (at least in the US,) that people put FOX Air shocks onto the SACHS,they did not like that. Sachs had this springles shocks themselfe.
Just oil and air,air pessure adjustable whithin the bladder in the reservoir.
Called SACHS-HYDRO-CROSS.
The beauty on this shocks is,easy to maintenance.Oilchange in about 10 minutes.(taken the shocks off the frame is the only time involved.

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Photos & Videos / Super Cross...tonight...

« on: January 24, 2010, 07:12:03 AM »

Sunday night 24.Jan.
From 10-11 PM eastern time on SPEED...ACTION.....
Like it or not,its exiting...

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Vintage Two Strokes / Re: Can you name the bike??

« on: January 24, 2010, 05:56:58 AM »

Quote from: evo550 on January 24, 2010, 02:08:16 AM

Helmut,
Would a Sach's motor in a Hercules be close.

Yes.It is a SACHS MC engine in a frame build bei Hercules for SACHS and therefore never called Hercules but SACHS MC Grand Prix.
This bike was created for the MX grand prix only.
A light weight frame (very much different then the Hercules GS frame),and the (at that time) pretty modern SACHS engine which housed a 7 speed tranny in all GS models,but came for the 250 MX as a 5 speeder.
Just by pulling a pin out of the shifter drum would make it a 6 speeder and just by adding 1 gear you had a 7 Speeder.This bike ,because of his better handling( and more suspension) and lighter weight was Quickly modified into a GS ( OFF ROAD) for the ISDTs.The horizontly split cases made a tranny or crank replacement very quick and easy.